Aphareus (genus)
Aphareus | |
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(A. frusca) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Lutjanidae |
Subfamily: | Etelinae |
Genus: | Aphareus G. Cuvier, 1830 |
Type species | |
Aphareus caerulescens G. Cuvier, 1830 | |
Synonyms | |
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Aphareus is a genus of snappers native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the African coast to the Hawaiian Islands.[1] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Aphareus furca (Lacépède, 1801) (small-toothed jobfish)
- Aphareus rutilans G. Cuvier, 1830 (rusty jobfish)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Aphareus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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